Author guide
Anthony Ryan Books in Order
Anthony Ryan is a Scottish writer based in London. After a career in the British Civil Service, he became a full-time author following the success of Blood Song. His fiction includes the Raven's Shadow and Raven's Blade books, the Draconis Memoria trilogy, the Covenant of Steel trilogy, the Age of Wrath trilogy, the Seven Swords fantasy novellas, and the Slab City Blues science-fiction noir sequence. He also writes post-apocalyptic horror as A. J. Ryan.
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Blood Song
The first novel in the Raven's Shadow universe and the author's breakthrough.
The Waking Fire
The opening novel of the Draconis Memoria trilogy.
A Pilgrimage of Swords
The opening novella of The Seven Swords.
The Pariah
The opening novel of The Covenant of Steel.
A Tide of Black Steel
The opening novel of The Age of Wrath.
Slab City Blues
The opening story of the science-fiction noir sequence.
Red River Seven
A standalone horror novel.
The Feeding
A standalone post-apocalyptic horror novel, published under A. J. Ryan.
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Books by series
universe · completed
Raven's Shadow Universe
The shared setting encompassing the Raven's Shadow trilogy, its related novellas, and the Raven's Blade duology.
- 1 Blood SongAmazon ↗
novel · 2012
- 2
Tower LordAmazon ↗novel · 2014
- 3
Queen of FireAmazon ↗novel · 2015
- 4
The Lord CollectorAmazon ↗novella · 2016
- 5
A Duel of EvilsAmazon ↗short_story · 2016
- 6
The Lady of CrowsAmazon ↗novella · 2016
- 7
Many Are the DeadAmazon ↗novella · 2018
- 8
The Book Burner's FallAmazon ↗novella · 2024
- 9
The Wolf's CallAmazon ↗novel · 2019
- 10
The Black SongAmazon ↗novel · 2020
trilogy · completed
Raven's Shadow
An epic fantasy trilogy centered on Vaelin Al Sorna, with related novellas set in the same world.
- 1 Blood SongAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2012
- 2 Tower LordAmazon ↗
Book 2 · novel · 2014
- 3 Queen of FireAmazon ↗
Book 3 · novel · 2015
- 4 The Lord CollectorAmazon ↗
Book 3.5 · novella · 2016 Optional
- 5 A Duel of EvilsAmazon ↗
Book 3.6 · short_story · 2016 Optional
- 6 The Lady of CrowsAmazon ↗
Book 3.7 · novella · 2016 Optional
- 7 Many Are the DeadAmazon ↗
Book 3.8 · novella · 2018 Optional
- 8 The Book Burner's FallAmazon ↗
Book 3.9 · novella · 2024 Optional
series · completed
Slab City Blues
A science-fiction noir sequence following Inspector Alex McLeod across an orbiting slum and the Asteroid Belt.
trilogy · completed
The Draconis Memoria
A fantasy trilogy about drake-blood powers, the Sandrunners, and the Ironship Trading Syndicate.
series · completed
The Seven Swords
A fantasy novella saga following Guyime and the bearers of demon-cursed swords across the Five Seas.
- 1
The Scarlet ZigguratAmazon ↗Book prequel · short_story · 2023 Optional
- 2 A Pilgrimage of SwordsAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novella · 2019
- 3
The Kraken's ToothAmazon ↗Book 2 · novella · 2020
- 4
City of SongsAmazon ↗Book 3 · novella · 2021
- 5
To Blackfyre KeepAmazon ↗Book 4 · novella · 2022
- 6
Across the Sorrow SeaAmazon ↗Book 5 · novella · 2023
- 7
The Road of StormsAmazon ↗Book 6 · novella · 2024
- 8
The Infernus GateAmazon ↗Book 7 · novella · 2025
trilogy · completed
The Covenant of Steel
A fantasy trilogy narrated by Alwyn Scribe amid war, faith, political upheaval, and the rise of the Blackshield.
trilogy · ongoing
The Age of Wrath
A planned fantasy trilogy beginning with the fall of Ascarlia and a struggle among rival peoples and divine powers.
Outside the series
